Everything before the founding of the nation was ready, and the time soon reached the tenth month of Dayming Year Five. The prefects who had previously returned to their commanderies came rushing back again, though for now they were still in the process of resigning. They would not take up their new posts until after the Founding Ceremony. Even so, they had already begun familiarizing themselves with their future duties.
By late October, winter had fully arrived. Since winter was the slack season for farming, there was not much for the officials to manage, so they were summoned to the capital. They began preparing, in separate groups, the various sacrificial ceremonies required for the Founding Ceremony. Everything had to be rehearsed in advance.
There were also the new official robes that Luo Chong had previously ordered Xiao Die to have people make. They had to be distributed early so everyone could try them on. If anything did not fit, it had to be altered at once.
At the same time, Ying Rui sent word from Kaiyuan Commandery on the grasslands, inviting Suritu to Chang'an City, the capital of the Han Tribe, to attend the Han Tribe's Founding Ceremony.
Suritu had no idea what this so-called Founding Ceremony was or what kind of event it might be. However, he had heard that the Han Tribe had grown increasingly powerful over the past few years. Every time he went to Kaiyuan Commandery to purchase supplies, he heard about some new change in the Han Tribe.
For instance, in Kaiyuan Commandery, he had seen that every Han Tribe commoner had an Identity Card, complete with a black-and-white photograph. It was incredibly strange.
He had also discovered a Photo Studio in Kaiyuan Commandery that charged people to have their photographs taken.
Suritu found it